Southeast students place at TRL art fair

Art students at Southeast High School recently attended the Three River’s League Art Fair.The event was held April 3 at Jayhawk-Linn.Local artist, Kate Freeman with The Artificers in Fort Scott was one of the presenters.Additional artists also also had discussions with the students.

SE FBLA students place at State event

The State Future Business Leaders of America Conference was held April 4 and 5 in Topeka. Five Southeast High School students made the trip. Four students placed in the top 10 in their events. Rowdy Robertson, Human Resource Management, third place and Accounting II, tenth place.

Honeybee theme for Baxter PEO meeting

The honeybees were flying at P.E.O. Chapter BT’s April 1 meeting. Members met at 12:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Baxter Springs. The hostesses were Clara Wassom and Judy Brewster. Tables were decorated with a honeybee theme.

Johnston Public Library Hours

Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m.-. 5 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - Noon Masks are encouraged, but not required. 210 W. 10th, Baxter Springs.

Gray named March Lion of the Month

The Lion of the Month award for March was presented to Columbus Unified High School senior Luke Gray at a recent Columbus Lions Club meeting.In addition to being a member of the LEO Club, Gray has been active in a number sports including golf, football and basketball.

Park Elementary Pre-K

Park Elementary Pre-K students participated in their annual Trike-a-thon recently. Each year the Pre-K classes pedal to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Members of the morning classes enjoyed spending some time riding for a cause.

New member of the Columbus Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024

New member of the Columbus Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was presented the award at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet on Wednesday evening by Kerry Sachetta.

Ways to create stronger family bonds

Michelle BroxtermanNurturing strong family relationships is key to the well-being and happiness of every family member. As much as we want to prioritize quality time as a family, it can easily get lost in the busyness of work, school, and other activities.

Columbus students enter projects in annual science fair

How do different colors of light affect the growth of plants? That was the basis of Phoenix Rider’s experiment for the school science fair project. He found that the color green caused the plants to grow better.

LCS dominates academic competition

Life Christian School continued to dominate the Midstates Christian League Academic Competiton last Friday with a 65-45 victory over Bethel Christian of Ottawa in the League’s Junior Division (age12 and younger), hosted by the locals.